Khuene Extended response WWI
Why was a member of military intellegence at meeting, according to the above exerpt?
It suggests that a representative of the Military Intelligence Service would worry about someone speaking against the war would discredit America's participation in it.
study the graphic and then explain why rallying support for the war from the public was important for the US govt.
To prepare for war, the US government needed to do several things. It needed to organize the economy, set up a workforce, and build up the military. However, none of those could have been accomplished without the support of the public. Public support was the key to everything else.
Read the above exerpt from a speech given by Eugene V. Debs. What did Debs think about the Espoinage Law?
Debs thought that the Espionage Law went against America's principles as a free, open, and democratic society and that it should be peacefully opposed.
Describe Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points plan by summarizing the emain purpose of the first five points, then the next eight points, and finally the fourteenth point.
The first five points, President Wilson proposed to eliminate the general causes of war through free trade, disarmament, freedom of the seas, impartial adjustment of colonial claims, and open diplomacy instead of secret agreements. The next eight points addressed the right of self-determination. They also required the Central Powers to evacuate all of the countries invaded during the war. The fourteenth point called for the creation of the League of Nations. The League's member nations would help preserve peace and prevent future wars by pledging to respect and protect each other's territory and political independence.
In the above quotation, how does Mother Jones compare the lives of the wealthy "kaisers" or industrialists to the lives of workers?
The industrialists and factory owners had a luxurious lifestyle, drinking champagne and having banquets. Meanwhile, the workers barely have enough food to survive and only desire a bit of leisure time to enjoy life.
Explain the purpose of the War industries board and the National War Labor Board and describe their activities.
The purpose of the war industries board was to organize industry and to increase efficiency and maximize production. It set priorities, told manufacturers what they could and could not make, controlled the flow of raw materials, ordered the construction of new factories, and occasionally, with the approval of the President, set prices. The purpose of the National War Labor Board was to attempt to mediate labor disputes that might otherwise lead to strikes. It frequently pressured industry to grant concessions to workers in exchange for the agreement of labor leaders not to disrupt war production with strikes and other disturbances.
Based on the graphic and your knowledge of the chapter, explain the positions of the sloops of patrol boats.
The sloops, or patrol boats, were positioned to the front, back, and sides against enemy vessels, such as German U-boats.
Read the exerpt from the Zimmerman Telegram. What did Germany plan to propose to Mexico?
The telegram instructed the German ambassador in Mexico ally itself with Germany in the event of war between Germany and the US. In return Mexico would regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Describe two events that pushed the US toward entering World War I
To try to cut off supplies going to Britain, the Germans announced in 1915 that thier U-boats would sink without warning any ship found in the waters around Great Britain. This announcement outraged the US because it violated an international treaty requiring military vessels to reveal their intentions to merchant ships and provide for the safety of the people aboard before sinking the ships. Implementing their policy, the Germans sank the British luxury liner Lusitania in the war zone, killing 1200, including 128 Americans. In 1917, British intelligence intercepted a telegram from German official Arthur Zimmerman. It proposed to offer the Mexican govt its " lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona" if Mexico sided with Germany in the event the US entered the War. After Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare in Feb. 1917, the US moved to declare war.
What caused the Inflation after World War I, and how did inflation cause the wave of strikes in the United States?
When the war ended, the government agencies removed their controls on the economy. This released pent-up demand. People raced to buy goods that had been rationed, while businessess rapidly raised prices they had been forced to keep low during the war. The result was inflation. Workers had wanted to raise their wages because inflation was also driving up their operating costs. These competing desires helped spark the wave of strikes.
What prompted President Wilsonf to ask Congress for a declaration of war against Germany?
Wilson believed that it was his constitutional duty to protect the welfare of the US. Events such as the discovery of the Zimmerman telegram and unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans strengthened his resolve.
